April 2013

April 9, 2013 - The National Truck Equipment Association  (NTEA) announced that eight companies have qualified for the Member Verification Program (MVP) for the quarter ending March 2013.
Trailer Body Builders
NTEA Lauds New, Requalified MVP Companies

March 2013

March 20, 2013 - Shawn Jacobs, president & CEO of STS Trailer & Truck Equipment (Syracuse, NY), was installed as the 49th president of the NTEA, the Association for the Work Truck Industry. Jacobs accepted the gavel from immediate past president Frank Livas, president of Brake & Clutch, Inc. (Salem, Mass.), in Indianapolis at the President’s Breakfast and NTEA Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with The Work Truck Show 2013.
Work Truck Online
Shawn Jacobs Installed as 49th President of the NTEA

March 12, 2013 – The Green Truck Association (GTA), an  affiliate division of the NTEA, recently announced the election of new officers.
Trailer/Bodybuilders
Green Truck Association Elects Leadership for 2013

February 2013

Feb. 6, 2013 - The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) is offering its members the advantages of leveraged buying through an agreement with Prime Advantage.
Trailer Body Builders
NTEA Offering Members Leveraged Buying Program

January 2013

January 2013 – Today, an increasing number of fleets are planning to go green. But, what really constitutes “green”? Some fleet managers believe that, in order to be green, the fleet must operate hybrids, pure electrics, or use a clean alternative fuel. All of these alternatives can, indeed, be environmentally friendly; however, in reality, any initiative that significantly reduces a fleet’s environmental impact can be considered green.
Work Truck Online
Planning to Green Your Fleet? Look Before You Leap

November 2012

Nov. 1, 2012 - A strengthening housing market and the approval of a two-year highway funding bill are improving the outlook for the construction industry, which is still trying to work its way out of the recession.
Light & Medium Truck
Construction Sector at a Turning Point

Nov. 1, 2012 - When truck and accessory manufacturers gathered with upfitters at NTEA’s New Model Truck Product Conference in September, there was a consensus that truck buying and upfitting is back on the road to growth.
Lawn & Landscape
Trucking Along

October 2012

Oct. 25, 2012 - The Green Truck Association (GTA), an affiliate division of the NTEA, has appointed Rob Stevens - chief nameplate engineer, commercial vehicle, at Ford Motor Co. - to its board of directors.
NGT News
Rob Stevens Takes Seat On The Green Truck Association Board

Oct. 9, 2012 - Comedian Jeff Foxworthy  will be the keynote speaker at the president’s breakfast of the next Work Truck  Show, scheduled for March 6-8, 2013 at the Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN. He will speak March 7.
Trailer Body Builders
NTEA Names Keynote Speaker, Opens Registration

Oct. 8, 2012 - Four companies have qualified for the NTEA, the Association for the Work Truck Industry, Member Verification Program (MVP) for the quarter ending September 2012. The MVP recognizes companies for excellence in effective use of safety and quality standards. In addition, nine companies have requalified for the MVP this quarter. The MVP currently includes 250 member companies.
Aggregates Manager
Four Companies Qualify for NTEA MVP Program in Q3 2012

Oct. 2, 2012 - Tackling the challenge of “greening” medium-duty trucks was the focus of one of the conference sessions at the 2012 Green Fleet Conference, with the NTEA’s Fleet Relations Director Bob Johnson presenting a plan truck fleets can follow to successfully meet their sustainability goals.
Green Fleet
2012 Green Fleet Conference: Developing a Plan to ‘Green’ a Truck Fleet

September 2012

Sept. 21, 2012 -  NTEA Director of Fleet Relations Bob Johnson wrote an article for Construction Equipment Guide.com on how fleet managers can best optimize the broad-range of vehicle technologies available. The technologies discussed in the article will also be addressed during various Work Truck Show 2013 educational sessions.
Construction Equipment Guide.com
You Can’t Escape Technology: Take Advantage of It 

August 2012

Aug. 28, 2012 - The Snow Control Equipment Manufacturers Committee (SCEMC), an affiliate division of the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), has announced a period of public comment for Best Practices Guidelines for Snow Control Equipment Manufacturers.
Trailer Body Builders
NTEA Requests Public Comment on Snow Control Equipment

Aug. 23, 2012 - The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has recently reorganized the Technical Reports section of NTEA.com to provide visitors with improved search capability of the reports that highlight product specification changes and updates from chassis manufacturers as well as pickup box removal programs, snowplow installations and special reports.
Trailer Body Builders
NTEA.com Now Offers Technical Reports Searchable by OEM

July 2012

July 30, 2012 - NTEA will be holding its Business and Market Planning Summit on Sept. 10, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn (Dearborn, Mich.). The Summit brings together the nation’s top economists from some of the world’s most respected companies to present economic and industry projections, sales trend data and forecasts on national and regional growth, NTEA says.
Successful Dealer
Industry, Economic Forecasts Presented At NTEA Business And Market Planning Summit

July 25, 2012 – The National Truck Equipment Association will hold its New Model Truck Product Conference September 11-13 at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, Mich., preceded by NTEA’s Business and Market Planning Summit on September 10. NTEA promises “an early preview of new model chassis as well as access to the engineers who design them.”
Fleets & Fuels
NTEA for New Trucks and Forecasts

July 20, 2012 – NTEA members will have the opportunity to gain an early preview of next year’s truck and chassis product offerings from 11 leading chassis manufacturers at the NTEA’s New Model Truck Product Conference, scheduled Sept. 11–13 at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn Mich.
RV Business
NTEA Conference Highlights Chassis Builders

July 20, 2012 – The Truck Product Conference is the place to gain firsthand access to new model chassis; learn key information on specifications and design; and hear details on critical issues affecting the industry.
Turf Magazine
NTEA Truck Product Conference to Feature New Model Chassis

July 10, 2012 – Through its Member Verification Program (MVP), the NTEA, the Association for the Work Truck Industry, has requalified 10 member companies and approved five new member companies for their commitment to excellence by their effective use of safety and quality standards. The MVP currently includes 254 member companies. 
Successful Dealer
NTEA Announces MVP Companies

May 2012

May 8, 2012 – Net present value lifecycle cost analysis helps to determine true costs. Instead of relying on guesswork, and not being able to fully defend your position, a NPV lifecycle cost analysis will show you the true total cost of each alternative.
Fleet Maintenance
How to Make Wiser Decisions About Work Trucks
By Bob Johnson

May 2, 2012 - The value of all work truck-related shipments, such as trucks and truck chassis, specialty vehicles, trailers and other equipment, could rise to $125 billion this year, up from $93.5 billion in 2011, Stephen Latin-Kasper, director of market data and research for the NTEA, said during a presentation at the association’s Work Truck Show on March 5.
Light & Medium Truck
Better Year for Equipment Sector, Experts Say

May 2012 – Financial constraints often force fleet managers to make tough equipment decisions. Should I repair a vehicle or replace it? If I do repair it, how much work should I do: just enough to get by or a complete overhaul? Is it better to replace two low-cost units or one higher-cost unit?
Utility Products
Getting the Most from Your Limited Budget Through Life-cycle Cost Analysis
By Bob Johnson

April 2012

April 30, 2012 – “American consumers continuing to increase their spending is good for all sectors of the economy," Steve Latin-Kasper, an economist at the Detroit-based NTEA, said. "We're beginning a virtuous circle. The expansion is here to stay."
San Francisco Chronicle
Consumer Spending in U.S. Climbed in March as Incomes Rose

April 23, 2012 – Steve Latin-Kasper, director of market data and research at the Detroit-based NTEA, is among those with first-hand knowledge of the improvement.

“We’re seeing demand not just for consumer durables, but for capital equipment as well,” he said. “We’ll continue to see steady growth in spending.” Latin- Kasper projects the economy will grow about 3 percent this year and is not ruling out a 4 percent gain in 2013.
Bloomberg
Durable U.S. Recovery at Hand as Growth Shifts

April 9, 2012 – "The biggest problem I see with light vocational trucks, whether it's landscapers or some other kind of contractor, is overloading," says Bob Johnson, director of fleet relations for the NTEA. "Overloading creates an unsafe vehicle, leads to much higher maintenance costs, and shortens the life of the truck."
Green Truck Pros
How to Buy the Right Work Truck

April 4 – The NTEA likewise supports the legislation as it would provide sales, infrastructure, and efficiency benefits.
“A 12 percent retail sales tax serves as a disincentive to sales. As the economy and industry begin to recover, eliminating this disincentive will serve to strengthen the industry,” NTEA said in a statement. “As a user fee, the FET is flawed. It does not equitably tax the users of the highways.”
TheTrucker.com
Legislation Introduced to Repeal 12% FET on Truck Equipment

April 2, 2012 – NTEA calls the 12% retail sales tax a disincentive to sales. "As the economy and industry begin to recover, eliminating this disincentive will serve to strengthen the industry," NTEA said in a press release.

In order to help work truck industry companies gain a better understanding of FET and how it is applied, the NTEA released the Federal Excise Tax Guide for the Work Truck Industry in 2011. This is the first and only publication that takes a comprehensive look at the 12% tax that applies to work trucks, tractors and trailers. Sections include information on the "Suitable for Use" standard; the Six-Month Rule; the 75% Rule; tax-free sales; and more.
Truckinginfo.com
FET Repeal Bill Introduced in U.S. House